Former Tottenham boss Redknapp, co-hosting Drivetime with Adrian Durham, said: “[He was the] big fish at Leicester. Suddenly he is getting rave reviews and now he’s gone to Chelsea.

“I don’t know the boy but is it all a bit overwhelming for him?

“He’s come to the big city, living in London, [it is] probably a different life.”

Kante has started all six of Chelsea’s Premier League matches so far this term.

After making an impressive start in their opening three games, they are now without a win in their last three after drawing with Swansea and losing to Liverpool and Arsenal.

In the recent 3-0 defeat at the Emirates, Kante, alongside Nemanja Matic, was overrun in midfield as the Gunners ran riot. His role is still unknown in Conte’s system, as he has been dropping deeper and been largely ineffective.

Redknapp continued: “It’s a big test for him.

“He wouldn’t be the first one that’s come away from a smaller club like Leicester and gone to a Chelsea or a big London club and not produced.